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Shinnan Glacier
Location of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica
Location of Shinnan Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Queen Maud Land
Coordinates	67°55′S 44°38′E / 67.917°S 44.633°E / -67.917; 44.633
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	nearby Shinnan Rocks
Status	unknown

Shinnan Glacier (Japanese: 新南氷河, Shinnan Hyoga) is a glacier which flows northwest to the coast just east of Shinnan Rocks and marks the division between Queen Maud Land and Enderby Land. Mapped from surveys and air photos by Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE), 1957–62, and named Shinnan Hyōga (new south glacier).

See also

• Kakure Rocks, rocky exposures along the east wall of Shinnan Glacier
• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

References

1. Report of the Antarctic Place-Names Committee of Japan
2. "Shinnan Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

67°55′S 44°38′E / 67.917°S 44.633°E / -67.917; 44.633

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